The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-02
ECHOES OF THE ENCAMPMENT.
The Women's Relief Corps Oficers-Banquet
of the Press Gang-Some Corrections.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.-The Wom ems Relief Corps
have elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: Mrs. Emma S. Hampton, Detroit,
Mich. national president; Mrs. Cora Day Young.
of Toledo. O.. senior vice president; Mrs Mary
j. Ineraham, New Jersey, junior vice president;
Mrs Sarah c. Nichols, Auburn, N. Y. instruct
ing and installing officer; Mrs Armila A.
Cheney, of Detroit, Secretary; treasurer, Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Turner, Boston; chaplain, Miss
Mary G. Garrara. Clinton, Ia. inspector. not
announced counselor. Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood,
Toledo; instituting and installing officer, Mrs.
Sarah c. Nichols, Auburn, N. Y. Executive
board national council, Mrs Sarah E. Fuller
fife member). Boston; Mrs. Elizabeth D. A.
Kinne, San Francisco; Mrs. Charity r. Craig.
Viroqua, Wis; Mrs. Clara E. Nichols, Des
Moines. Ia: Mrs Julia D. Sine. Rockford, ILL.,;
Mrs. Margaret B. Wyckings. Sebatha. Kan.
A committee Of three ladies. appointed by the
woman's Temperance Union presented them
asked to BIO given seats on the floor
as fraternal delegates They were in
formed that while the Woman's Relief
Corps sympatbized with all societies for the bet
torment of humanity, this associ-
alton, solely IN the interest of soldier charity,
and could admit none to its deliberations but
members.
The newly-elected officers were installed. and
the convention adjourned to meet in Columbus,
Army of the Republic meets
The convention received visit this morning
from Past Commander-ln,ch chief r. B. Beath. Of
Philadelphia; Past Senior Vice-commander-in-
chief Young of Toledo, and Past Department
Inspector Carl Bancroft. Addresses were made
extoliEg the faithful auxiliary Cor soldier chari-
ties. Reports show that the corps now numbers
fifty thousand members. They have distributed
$50 coo in charity, besides caring for the widowed
and orphaned. and contributing to the support
of soldiers bones and soldiers orphans homes
O ma der cd
else have DOTTED their uniforms and the city has
assumed its normal condition.
The closing act of the weeks entertainment
was the giving of a breakfast at the Southern
Hotel, this morning, to the visiting journalists,
by the local press committee About Fifty rep
resentatlves of leading papers of the country
ence of several of the distinguished guests of
the city wh 1o responded h., to soasts Cap.
press committees mGfss chairman .. oi the
welcomed the press, and Col Nate RAed, Of
the Chicago Inter Ocean responded for the
visitors. Gen. Farchild. ex-vice President
Hamlin, Governor Sprngue, of Rhode Island
ana Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania. and
others spoke humorously of the danger Of their
disastrous results of interviews and refusing to
be Interviewed. Mr.. Maurice Minton of the
New York World. and other members of the
press were called upon and spoke briefly
Owing to the bad shape in which the copy of
yesterdays proceedings of the Grand Army En-
campment was furnished to the press one or
Two oCCuEEeu III tus ASSOCIATED Press
report last night. The Vandervoort resolution
censuring President Cleveland fors vetoine the
pension bill was rejected unanimously. Later
the pepsion question came up again
on proposition favoring an eight
dollar per-nonth pension to all hon.
orably discharged soldiers, and after debate
the report of the committee stating that the
views of the encampment has already been ex-
pressed on the matter in the report of the COM
mittee on pensions, and that no further action
was necessary. was adopted By a vote OF 3lS to
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Commsnder-in chief Rae will not appoint his
staff until after his return home.
The new council Of administration ia to decide
where the encampment is be held next and
the proposition to change the time from Septem-
Der TO June will be discussed at its first m Getting